The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-11-15

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the fdkaaihana keeps a poet.
See list of letters not called for.
Steamer Likelike waits for the regatta.
The water front is very dull these days.
The Palama road is going to be doctored
thin house. 10y
been burned. 1'''
Vas dat libel suit a-vat you call bim-a-
,, The grading crew has reached the head of
St. Louis College has beaten the ROYAL
School at football.
Notice of the annual sale of ava licenses
appears by authority.
The shipping in port was eaily decorated
IN honor of MIR. Swanzy's marriage.
The Chinese should buy the biting horse
on Merchant street for festal dragon.
So Yung is out. He was indulpinc his
hilarious bent ON Saturday night on the
street.
A player in McCarthy's billiard hall pock-
eted the fifteen balls in one inning at game
of pool.
Another success was achieved by the Blue
hlbbon League in their Saturday evening
concert.
The steam roller was operating on King
| street, between Fort and Nuuanu, vester-
day afternoon.
Mr.. W. H. P Creighton, Assistant engineer
of the Q. S. S. Mohican, left by the Belgic for
San Francisco.
One of our leading lawyers is very much
addicted to Latin. He even takes it with his
coffee al Nolte's.
Mr.. G. 81. Tweedie, storekeeper at Kappa,
Kauai, is in town, his many friends being
| glad to see him.
The bark Birmah was nearly sent on the
reef going out the passage on Saturday By a
Sudden change of wind.
Mr.. J. I. Waterhouse has published let
| ter protesting against the proposal 20 dis
band the Honolulu Rifles.
The Leslie land case, decision in which is
pending, occupied four or five days in hear
ing before the Chief Justice.
This is the meteoric season. Each fond
! couple Will have an eye that an aerolite does
not knock the gate off its hinges.
Invitations have been issued for the mar
riage, at Fort-street Church on Monday, the
21st instant, Of Ar. W. II. Hogs and Miss
! Alice Love.
One of our Kauai correspondents is going
TO be married soon, after which his letters
| will be doubly interesting. Now is the time
! TO subscribe.
! The sidewalk on the ancient street line in
| front of this Office was taken up yesterday
| preparatory to establishing the new grade
and alignment.
James Murphy, who kept barber shop on
| Hotel street, departed clandestinely by the
steamer Belgic, leaving many creditors to
| mourn his loss.
General Secretary Fuller Of the Y. NJ. G. A..
| hitherto addicted to the saddle has adopted
| wheels, and will henceforth make his rounds
in q neat brake.
bright reflection has been observed in
| the direction of Waialua the past two even
| ings. 1t IS supposed to be from burning
refuse on the plantations.
Russ the cook is the assonant title of a
deserter from a merchant vessel in port. 1t
| suggests pocket volume of deep denuncia-
| ton of the fare on shipboard.
! King Bros. are going to make the coming
| holidays the most artistic on record. They
! will begin when Mr.. w. c. King returns
| from the Coast per S. S. Australia.
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The old Sailors Home lot is being enclosed
| with rail fence. Country horses will now
have TO be tied somewhere else. 1t is said
| that public garden is to be made on the
plot.
1t will be observed that Mr.. John D.
Spreckels, Lieutenant Miriam and Commo-
dore King have been appointed judges for
| the regatta. A better aquatic bench would
be difficult to suggest.
The union ceremonies Sunday night were
participated in by a large congregation.
| There will be meeting of the Central Union
| Church, now formed, on Wednesday evening
! for the election of officers
Mr.. Morgan obtained $3.50 for the one acre
| lot. Mr.. w. G. Achi being the buyer, and
| $500 for the two and three-quarter acre lot,
sold to Mr.. A. J. Cartwright. jr., at the mort
gagee's sale of Kohala land.
Two scraps of paper found in box of
goods received by the GAZETTE Co., from the
Coast, contained the following writings:
Your Queen is dandy" and, " had the
pleasure of seeing your Queen. l.. Duffy
The prize badges for the best company of
Honolulu Rifles on the Kings birthday
parade were finished Thursday, and are on
exhibition in the windows of the manutac-
| turing jewellers, Messrs. Comes d Wich-
mann, Fort street.
Ma dame Dickson on Friday attained the
great age of eighty nine years. Many of her